Empire of Drinks: There’s a reason prosecco is becoming a better drink for social occasions than champagne...

Empire of drinks: Irish whiskey is every bit as good as its Scottish cousins

Empire of drinks: Bolshy beer bods have made me feel inadequate in the facial hair department

Empire of drinks: Techno and sake? That’s music to anyone’s ears

Empire of drinks: The mass marketing of beer has taken us down some dead ends, from spiced lagers to ice beers. Now Guinness has launched four new varieties. Why bother?

Eggs feature as a main ingredient in a surprising number of alcoholic drinks. Try these three cracking cocktails on for size.

Empire of drinks: How a Dutch way to ship French wine led to a very British tipple – and a rapper’s delight

Empire of drinks: Booze was once as vital to an explorer as a stiff upper lip

Empire of Drinks: According to Richard Godwin’s new book, cocktailing just isn’t what it used to be

Empire of Drinks: In fiction at least the privations and compromises of war can made much more palatable with judicious amounts of alcohol

Empire of drinks: From mother’s ruin to artisanal luxury, gin is definitely in

Empire of drinks: Will Scotch whisky ever escape its old tartan trappings?

Empire of drinks: Sherry cocktail anyone? No? But it’s muy tipico!

Empire of Drinks: In the 18th century, fortified wine was the drink of choice

Empire of Drinks: Beer sales are falling but is food matching really the way to go?

Empire of Drinks: That’s a kind of barrel, oh ye of smutty mind

Empire of Drinks: The sad tale of how a trip to the home of Noilly Prat vermouth was thwarted, thanks to a spouse’s less-than-fortified stomach

Empire of drinks: The sweet almond liqueur Amaretto has its charms, but may not seduce us all

Empire of Drinks: Bourbon’s rebellious roots could lie in northern England ...

Empire of drinks: Here’s to our French friends with a glass of entente cordiale